3. Existing Product
Masthead at the top
for convenience and
attention
Picture taken directly
from video game
footage
Contains articles
about several games
and game companies
The letters are bold and
dark, to better stand
out. They have a glow
effect to match the fiery
background.
There’s more pictures
than text as gaming is
very visual
The colors are bright
and bold to gain the
readers attention, and
make it seem more
intense and tough.
Fire can represent pain
and anger, suggesting
the game is violent.
The interesting articles
it promises, along with
the cover art pulls the
reader in and makes
them want to read
more.
5. Existing Product
Masthead at the top
for convenience and
attention
Picture of Batman,
possibly a costume
from the comics or
created by the fans
to show a
connection to the
movies/comics.
Articles about films
and the films
creators.
The colors are dark
and grim with some
yellows, to represent
the batman style.
It’s heavily pictured,
as the magazine will
go off both the
video game art style
and the comic art
style.
The fact that they’re
covering something
so popular and well
known will gravitate
the readers to the
magazine.
The letters look
similar to the
styling of the
comics, and are
the same colors as
the normal logo.
7. Existing ProductMasthead at the top
of the magazine for
convenience and
attention
Picture of a bear, a
cute looking
animal, walking
through water to
invoke a sense of
happiness and
calm
Articles about
different animals and
travel locations
The colors are
calm and natural
to better suit the
environmental
theme
The magazine is
mostly pictures to
show off all sorts of
locations that the
reader may want to
visit
8. Research Analysis
• What common features do the researched
products have?
• What aspects of the research will you include
within your on work?
10. Bibliography
1. Interviewees, Name. (2018) Target Audience Interviews (conducted on
DATE)
2. Interviewees, Name. (2018) Target Audience Interviews (conducted on
DATE)
3. Publisher. (Year of Release) Magazine Name
Editor's Notes
Choose a recent product similar to your own and annotate it- scan real magazines or use issuu.com
Type of content- studio/location photography, articles, reviews, adverts
Conventions – colour schemes, photography, writing style, text/picture ratio, font choices, mode of address
Codes – Written, symbolic
Audience appeal- how does it make its audience want to buy/read it?
Choose a recent product similar to your own and annotate it- scan real magazines or use issuu.com
Type of content- studio/location photography, articles, reviews, adverts
Conventions – colour schemes, photography, writing style, text/picture ratio, font choices, mode of address
Codes – Written, symbolic
Audience appeal- how does it make its audience want to buy/read it?
Choose a recent product similar to your own and annotate it- scan real magazines or use issuu.com
Type of content- studio/location photography, articles, reviews, adverts
Conventions – colour schemes, photography, writing style, text/picture ratio, font choices, mode of address
Codes – Written, symbolic
Audience appeal- how does it make its audience want to buy/read it?
List all products researched in previous sections. Include anything additional you have watched/read in preparation for production. Alphabetise your list.
